Kids go free at Jorvik

Experience Viking York in time capsules and encounter Old-Norse speaking Vikings at Jorvik Viking Centre.

Visit JORVIK and see the Vikings brought to life, on the site of one of the most famous and astounding discoveries of modern archaeology.

Between the years 1976-81 archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust revealed the houses, workshops and backyards of the Viking-Age city of Jorvik as it stood 1,000 years ago.

These incredible findings enabled them to build the JORVIK Viking Centre on the very site where the excavations had taken place, so you can really experience life in Viking-Age York. Experience Viking York in time capsules, encounter Old-Norse speaking citizens and experience their day-to-day lives.